Five Deadly Venoms (1978)

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97 min - Action - 12 August 1978 (Hong Kong)

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A dying teacher instructs his final student to check on the activities of five former pupils, each of whom he taught a unique and special style of kung-fu to: The Centipede... See full summary »

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Sheng Chiang	...	Yang Tieh
	Philip Kwok	...	He Yuan-xin, Gecko / Lizard (as Kuo Chui)
	Feng Lu	...	Zhang Yiao-tian, Centipede
	Pai Wei	...	Qi Dong, Snake
	Chien Sun	...	Ma Chow, Scorpion
	Meng Lo	...	Liang Shen, Toad
	Lung Wei Wang	...	Judge
	Feng Ku	...	Yuen
	Shu Pei Sun
	Huang-hsi Liu
	Lao Shen
	Hui Huang Lin
	Ching Ho Wang
	Han Chen Wang
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	Szu-ying Chien

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Storyline

A dying teacher instructs his final student to check on the activities of five former pupils, each of whom he taught a unique and special style of kung-fu to: The Centipede, Snake, Scorpion, Lizard, and Toad (hence the title). His final student, who knows a little of each style must team up with one of the other good students to destroy the evil ones if there are any. Greed and treachery ensue as the student discovers that some of the students are indeed evil. But which one can he trust enough to team up with? Written by Ken McCary <kmccary@amaroq.ces.ncsu.edu>

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Five Complete Strangers, The Perfect Inheirtence Treasure, What Could Possibly Go Wrong? See more »

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Action

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

12 August 1978 (Hong Kong) See more »

Also Known As:

Five Venoms See more »

Box Office

Gross:

HKD 1,814,610 (Hong Kong) (12 August 1978)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shaw Brothers See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Hong Kong: 97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Trivia

The "snake" role was originally intended for a woman. See more »

Goofs

Miscellaneous: Near the end where Lizard, Scorpion and the last pupil confront Snake and Centipede at the Snake's home, Lizard addresses Centipede as, "Number 5." The Centipede was actually "Number 1," and was referred to as such throughout the rest of the movie. The Toad was "Number 5," and was referred to as such throughout the rest of the movie. This is undoubtedly an error in the English dubbing, not in the original Chinese dialogue. See more »

Quotes

Yang Tieh: Poison Clan Rocks the world!
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Connections

Featured in Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong (2003) See more »

Five Deadly Venoms (1978)
Wu du (original title)

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